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billing address

A billing address is the postal address associated with a payment card or other payment account and used for bills and billing records.

In plain English

It is the mailing address linked to a card or other payment account. That address is used for bills and kept in billing records.

In context

Here, it names the postal address associated with the account for bills and billing records.

Situation
Understanding invoices, billing statements, balances, due dates, credits, and receipts
What it communicates
labels the address associated with the account for billing

Meaning limits

By itself, the term identifies only the postal address used for billing, not every address related to the account.

Examples

“Although the parcel went to Bristol, the billing address on the card remained in Leeds.”

Core meaning

“After her move, she changed the billing address for the payment account to her new flat.”

In context